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US 7,069,801 B2Granted
Apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorShinichi Yone
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle is provided, which includes a motor for generating the tactile force, a spring for generating the tactile force, an electromagnetic brake for cooperatively generating the tactile force with at least one of the motor and the spring, an accelerator pedal and a shift lever. The apparatus generates the tactile force for at least one of the accelerator pedal and the shift lever with a drive-by-wire method.
Claims13
An apparatus for generating tactile force for a vehicle comprising:
- a motor for generating the tactile force;
- a spring for generating the tactile force;
- an electromagnetic brake for cooperatively generating the tactile force with at least one of the motor and the spring;
- an accelerator pedal;
- and
- a shift lever,
- wherein the apparatus generates the tactile force for at least one of the accelerator pedal and the shift lever with a drive-by-wire method.
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